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You might also consider if you lost muscle mass, during your weight loss and are now regaining it. Muscle weighs more than fat and since you are exercising, some of the gain may be muscle, which would be good. Given your height, I think over 200 is probably not good for you, as my weight range limit is 205 and I am 6' 1" tall. Just be grateful that you don't have visceral fat, or you would look like me: a barrel, wearing an inner tube.

Jebus, 205 lbs -- only Matty is like that!? How tall are you? Methinks you may need the special Miss Tina diet for a week followed with intentional food poisoning.

I guess it should go without saying that you've not gotten laid in ages.

Look princess. some of the rest of us are 205 and 5'11"......

Food poisoning is pretty rough.... and Tina is a bitch... even more than you. Love ya.

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Don't obsess over the wrong things. Life isn't about your numbers, it isn't about this forum, it isn't about someone's opinion. It's about getting out there and enjoying it. I am a person with HIV - not the other way around.

Don't obsess over the wrong things. Life isn't about your numbers, it isn't about this forum, it isn't about someone's opinion. It's about getting out there and enjoying it. I am a person with HIV - not the other way around.

After reading this string I would only add one suggestion and of course put in my two cents.

Suggestion: Try the low carb diet where you only allow intake of carbohydrates during one hour each day. NEVER put your body in a state of ketosis. Its hard on the kidneys. If you only eat the 'goodies' during that one hour, insulin is not produced as frequently and the extra weight should drop off without too much of a problem. Also, knowing that you can have your treat say between 5 an 6 PM each day keeps you from having to totally do without. This seems to work for men more than women (thanks to Mother Nature). Dont stop the exercise.. and keep having fun on Sundays (that helps too).

My two cents: OMG - you're almost 30! YOU OLD FART! You should have over a decade before you need to consider age as a factor in this dilemma. Take it from a genuine 'old fart', my early 40s were more energetic and belly fat free than any other part of my life. I was a fat kid, (found ice cream sandwiches in 1967 and became addicted), and chubby even in college. Give it a try..

Hey if you want some free stuff I've got some free weight (fat) you can have.... whatcha say I send you about .... um... 15 pounds? Maybe if I send it to you in the UK it wont' find it's way back. I've been trying to lose it for a while.

ROFL.

No thanks, I've got about ten extra of my own I'm trying to get rid of. ~sigh~

"...health will finally be seen not as a blessing to be wished for, but as a human right to be fought for." Kofi Annan

Nymphomaniac: a woman as obsessed with sex as an average man. Mignon McLaughlin

HIV is certainly character-building. It's made me see all of the shallow things we cling to, like ego and vanity. Of course, I'd rather have a few more T-cells and a little less character. Randy Shilts

From your profile pic, I pictured you as someone really skinny. My weight around 18-21 y.o. was around 170 pounds. Then, it was around 190 for many years. My highest weight was 231. I think I weigh about 205 myself. I know when I got around 30, my metabolism seemed to slow big time. I couldn't eat whatever I wanted anymore.

"...health will finally be seen not as a blessing to be wished for, but as a human right to be fought for." Kofi Annan

Nymphomaniac: a woman as obsessed with sex as an average man. Mignon McLaughlin

HIV is certainly character-building. It's made me see all of the shallow things we cling to, like ego and vanity. Of course, I'd rather have a few more T-cells and a little less character. Randy Shilts

I also went up in weight from about 175 to 200 after starting meds and I tried to blame it on them. Finally, I started watching what I ate and exercised more and I'm back down to 180. I'm 6'1" and 38. Stupid "use more calories than you take in" rule. Thyroid is definitely something you should get checked out, though. It's much more common in women but since you have family history, it's not a bad idea to ask your doctor about it.